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Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Administration of societies - Members - Access to information for members

82: Member may withdraw request if there is charge for information

You could also call this:

"You can cancel your request if you're asked to pay for information."

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You can withdraw your request for information if the society says you have to pay for it. You must do this within 10 working days of being told about the charge. You can tell the society you will pay the charge or that you think it is unreasonable.

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Part 3Administration of societies
Members: Access to information for members

82Member may withdraw request if there is charge for information

  1. If the society requires the member to pay a charge for the information, the member may withdraw the request, and must be treated as having done so unless, within 10 working days after receiving notification of the charge, the member informs the society—

  2. that the member will pay the charge; or
    1. that the member considers the charge to be unreasonable.

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